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Bahrain replaces oil minister - agency

Published June 3, 2016 Updated June 3, 2016 05:08pm

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By Fawad Maqsood

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DUBAI: Bahrain's king Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa replaced the oil minister in a minor cabinet reshuffle on Friday that affected two cabinet portfolios, state news agency BNA reported.

The agency said that Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamad was appointed energy minister, replacing Abdul-Hussain bin Ali Mirza.

Mirza was appointed minister of water and electricity in the kingdom, which is a small oil exporter and not a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

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